CVE-2003-0056 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in secure locate (slocate) versions prior to 2.7. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long string to either the -c or -r command line arguments. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for misuse. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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